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The 80/20 principle of life

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May 16th, 2008

Chess pieces

I finally picked up my copy of Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris a few weeks ago. Since then I’ve read through it a few times.

In conjuction with Tim’s elimination rule, he presents the 80/20 principle, otherwise known as the pareto principle.

The Pareto principle states that, for many events, 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. It is a common rule of thumb in business.

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